EX-31 Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications.

 

 

I, Julia Powell, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports onForm 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this reporton Form 10-K of the CSAIL 2016-C5 Commercial Mortgage Trust (the "ExchangeAct periodic reports");

 

2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, takenas a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit tostate a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing andother information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the periodcovered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4. Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statementsrequired in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except asdisclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilledtheir obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicingcriteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports onassessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securitiesrequired to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 ofRegulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as anexhibit to

this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Anymaterial instances of noncompliance described in such reports have beendisclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied oninformation provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

KeyBank National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto CapitalAdvisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asTrustee and Certificate Administrator, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,as Custodian, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor, ComputershareTrust Company, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCertificate Administrator on and after November 1, 2021, Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian on and after November 1, 2021, Wells Fargo Bank, NationalAssociation, as Primary Servicer for the Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel MortgageLoan, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, asSpecial Servicer for the Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel Mortgage Loan,Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Sheraton LincolnHarbor Hotel Mortgage Loan, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asCustodian for the Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel Mortgage Loan, Trimont RealEstate Advisors, LLC, as Trust Advisor for the Sheraton Lincoln Harbor HotelMortgage Loan, CoreLogic Solutions, LLC, as Servicing Function Participant forthe Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel Mortgage Loan, and Computershare TrustCompany, National Association, as Servicing Function Participant for theCustodian for the Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel Mortgage Loan on and afterNovember 1, 2021.

 

 

 

Dated:March 16,2022

 

 

/s/ Julia Powell

Julia Powell

President and Chief Executive Officer

(seniorofficer in charge of securitization of the depositor)